GolfSpy MPR Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Doug Ferguson of The Golf Channel takes up one of the more important debates in our game: For my part, I'm with Doug. A bogey is 1 over; a double bogey is 2 over. Therefore, if an eagle is 2 under, a double eagle is 4 under. QED Besides, albatross is just a cooler term. GolfSpy BOS, GB13, MaxEntropy and 1 other 4 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaussman1 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 I support his outrage, but I think the real villain here is the term eagle. It OBVIOUSLY should be double birdie and triple birdie!Sent from my Pixel 3 using MyGolfSpy mobile app romeopapazulu, GolfSpy MPR, GB13 and 4 others 7 Quote Rogue SZ 10.5 *NEW* Fujikura Pro Green 65 X Rogue 15 degree Evnflow Blue 6.5 Back in the Bag Z765 4-G Nippon Modus 120 Stiff 54 and 60 Amazing Grace Ass Kicker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, GolfSpy MPR said: Doug Ferguson of The Golf Channel takes up one of the more important debates in our game: For my part, I'm with Doug. A bogey is 1 over; a double bogey is 2 over. Therefore, if an eagle is 2 under, a double eagle is 4 over. QED Besides, albatross is just a cooler term. A double eagle is 4 "over"? think you mean 4 under. Rickp and GolfSpy MPR 1 1 Quote Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 I like Albartross myself.New term for Par 4 ace is....Alba-HoiMaybe Ostrich since it’s the biggest bird? GolfSpy MPR and Rickp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy MPR Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 Just now, Shankster said: I like Albartross myself. New term for Par 4 ace is.... Alba-Hoi Maybe Ostrich since it’s the biggest bird? I've heard condor. Shankster and Rickp 2 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB13 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Albatross! A double eagle is 4 under like MPR said. Either that or it should be a "triple birdie". GolfSpy MPR, pib and tony@CIC 3 Quote Wilson Staff C300 9.0* Fujikura Pro 58 stiff Callaway Rogue 3W Mitsubishi Diamana D+ LTD 80 stiff Mizuno MP-18 MMC FLI-HI 2 iron UST Mamiya Recoil 95 stiff Ping I200's 4-W Aerotech Steelfiber I110 CW stiff Ping Glide 52* and 58* stiff Bettinardi Studio Stock #38 Armlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 I've heard condor.Whatever bird it is I have one. One of those never going to happen again things. tony@CIC, GB13 and GolfSpy MPR 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfinnut Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 How about we just call it -3 ... problem solved & no birds involved. tony@CIC, downlowkey, silver & black and 1 other 4 Quote WITB: Do I like Titleist or what? Driver: TSR3 9* UST Mamiya Proto LIN-Q Blue Fairways: TSi2 UST Mamiya LIN-Q Blue 13.5* Driving Iron: U500 17* Blue Ventus HB Velocore Irons: T350 4 & 5, T200 6 - PW UST Mamiya Recoil Dart F4 105g Wedges: SM9 48*, SM9 52*, SM8 56* Modus Tour Wedge Putter: Newport 2 w/ Garsen Ultimate grip Ball: *ProV1 Left Dot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlH Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Although, I prefer Ricky Fowler's answer in the Farmer's commercial -- Turkey Vulture Rickp, GolfSpy_BNG, Siamese Moose and 3 others 6 Quote Driver: Rogue ST Max (10.5* set at -1 and neutral) -- Mitsubishi Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Fairway: Rogue ST Max 3 wood (16.5*) and Heaven Wood (20*)-- Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Hybrids: Rogue ST Max 5H (23*)--Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Irons: Apex CF19 6-9, PW, AW -- KBS Tour Graphite TGI 70 shafts R +1/2 inch 3* upright Wedges: Edison 53* and 57* KBS PGI 80 Graphite +1/2 inch 2* upright Putter: L.A.B. DF 2.1 -- BGT Stability shaft Ball: Maxfli TourX...Golf Bag: Pioneer...Shoes: Hyperflex... Glove: Red Rooster Feather My Photography can be seen at Smugmug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxEntropy Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Turkey vulture.... cnosil, tehuti, bardle and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: Epic Speed 9* (set -1) MMT 70X 3W: Tour B JGR Recoil 760ES 3H, 4H: Tour B JGR 19*, 23* Recoil 780ES 4-AW: Tour B JGR HF2 Modus3 Tour 105 SW: RTX Zipcore Black Satin 54* LW: TAIII Black 58* Putter: Scottsdale TR Senita Bag: BigMax Dri Active Lite Ball: TP5x or AVX (yellow) Pushcart: BigMax iQ+ Testing Complete, Final Review Posted: Sub70 TAIII Forged Wedges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Turkey vulture....Sand trap scavengers. silver & black, tony@CIC and MaxEntropy 3 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 I like this topic, maybe one day I'll be able to say I got an "Albatross". I've never seen it happen in person, but I have seen 2 aces in person....also not mine. Quote In my BR-D4 6-way King F9 set to 9*, Tour length Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.0 S-flex, with GolfPride MCC +4 mid-size 3W - 13*, UST Mamiya 65 Gold S-flex, with GolfPride Tour Wrap 2G SIM UDI 2-iron - 18*, Mitsubishi Diamana Thump 100 X-flex, with GolfPride MCC Align ZX5 4-5 & ZX7 6-PW, Modus3 120 Tour S-flex, +1/2", with GolfPride Tour Wrap 2G - SM8 Tour Chrome, 50.08F - 54.10S - 58.12D, DG Wedge Flex, with GolfPride Tour Wrap 2G Custom Fit 35" ER6 Red at 68 degree lie angle and 4 degrees of loft MTB-X NX7 Pro Slope Tracked by #WPS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedgie Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Once I find a par 5 I can get to in 2 I'll vote. M. Parsons, sirchunksalot, GolfSpy MPR and 5 others 8 Quote Wedgie Driver - XXIO X Driver 9.5 - Launcher Turbo 2 hybrid - F9 One Length 3-L - ER 1.2 Top Flite Gamer Play Right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy MPR Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, Wedgie said: Once I find a par 5 I can get to in 2 I'll vote. Rickp, MaxEntropy, Wedgie and 1 other 4 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PING Apologist #9 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Albatross to me just has a negative connotation that I've never been able to get past because of "The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner". The albatross hung around his neck has just stuck with me to the point that even doing something awesome like holing-out on your second shot into a par-5, that it should be called something different and more positive. Therefore for me, Double-Eagle. Although "Turkey" would be fun..! "You Turkey!!!" silver & black and GolfSpy MPR 2 Quote In my DLX Cart Bag: Driver: G410 SFT, set to 9.5*, Mitsubishi Tensei CK Orange 60, stiff (MGS Official 2019 Tester) 3W: G-Series SF TEC, set to 16*, Aldila Tour Blue ATX, 65g, stiff 5W: G400 SFT, set to 19*, Aldila Tour Blue ATX, 65g, stiff 7W: G410 SFT, set to 22*. Alta CB 65 Red, stiff Irons: GMax, Green Dot, 5-PW, Project X Graphite Blue 6.0, 80-90g , stiff Wedges: Glide 2.0 Stealth, 50* SS, 54* ES & 60*/8 Forged MGS Special from the Wedge Wizard, Green Dot, Alta CB graphite, 84g, stiff Putter: Vault 2.0 B60 Copper, 33", black dot w/GP SNSR grip (PING Sigma 2 Fetch under "see-trials") Ball: MTB BLACK (MGS Official 2018 Tester for the MTB RED) Shoes: Classics Tour w/Black Widow Softspikes Disabled Marine Veteran. Semper Fi! #No apologies, just Play Your Best #Powertotheplayers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downlowkey Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 I’ve had (4), but still waiting on an ace... smh If we're sticking to winged creatures - how about *Toucan? (canned it for a two) *specific to Par 5s silver & black, GB13, Siamese Moose and 2 others 5 Quote PXG___0811 X 9* - Mitsubishi Diamana s60 Limited X Cobra___S9-1 Pro 15* - Matrix Ozik XCON 7 S Adams___XTD Forged 3i - Matrix Ozik Program F15 120 S Adams___CMB 4-PW - Matrix Ozik Program F15 120 S KZG___Tri-Tour 50.08__54.10__58.12 - Accra iCWT 2.0-95i S Nike___Method Converge B1-01 (copper insert) Maxfli___'23 Tour X "The most important shot in golf is the next one“ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlH Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 I've had a lot of eagles on par 4s, but never had an ace, much less an albatross. pib 1 Quote Driver: Rogue ST Max (10.5* set at -1 and neutral) -- Mitsubishi Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Fairway: Rogue ST Max 3 wood (16.5*) and Heaven Wood (20*)-- Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Hybrids: Rogue ST Max 5H (23*)--Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Irons: Apex CF19 6-9, PW, AW -- KBS Tour Graphite TGI 70 shafts R +1/2 inch 3* upright Wedges: Edison 53* and 57* KBS PGI 80 Graphite +1/2 inch 2* upright Putter: L.A.B. DF 2.1 -- BGT Stability shaft Ball: Maxfli TourX...Golf Bag: Pioneer...Shoes: Hyperflex... Glove: Red Rooster Feather My Photography can be seen at Smugmug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 We had a new guy join our club maybe 15 years ago... new to golf period!! A little on the crusty side, but generally a nice guy. The first time I played with him, I made a birdie. When it went into the cup, he yelled "Double Eagle"!! Everything that went in less than par was a "Double Eagle"!! It was funny for awhile, but I don't want to hear it anymore. Pretty sure I will never hear it on the course. Albatross. NRJyzr, GolfSpy MPR, pib and 2 others 5 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chisag Posted March 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2019 ... Whatever it is called, I have 2 of them. So Double Albatross? The irony is I still don't have a hole in one. While more than a few HIO's are lucky, at least most times you are aiming at the flag. But with an Albatross you are just aiming at the green so I think there is more luck involved. That said, my cousin has never broken 100 and has 4 HIO's ... sigh. downlowkey, GolfSpy MPR, CarlH and 7 others 10 Quote Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... Ventus Red Velocore 5R Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'li Blue 60R Hybrids: 430 Hybrid 22*... Diamana LTD 65r DHy #4 ... Steelfiber 780Hy Irons: '23 T200 5-Pw ... Steelfiber i95r Wedges: Vokey 50*/54*/58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Sport-60 33" Ball: Maxfli/ Maxfli Tour/TP5x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romeopapazulu Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 ... Whatever it is called, I have 2 of them. So Double Albatross? The irony is I still don't have a hole in one. While more than a few HIO's are lucky, at least most times you are aiming at the flag. But with an Albatross you are just aiming at the green so I think there is more luck involved. That said, my cousin has never broken 100 and has 4 HIO's ... sigh. At first glance I thought you were claiming a double albatross as in quadruple birdie! How many cart paths and sprinkler heads would that take?I'd vote for albatross. It sounds so much more impressive than double eagle. Double eagle sounds too much like double bogey, and I don't like those. I earned one if these on a par five first hole a few years ago. I'll never forget one playing partner telling me "it all goes downhill from here". It did. It's hard to keep up that pace. Sent from my SM-A600A using MyGolfSpy mobile app chisag 1 Quote G400 LST 8.5 Ping Tour 65 Stiff Adams XTD Ti 18 deg 3Hy Ben Hogan PTx 22-46 Ben Hogan TK15 50, 54, 58 deg wedges Futura 5.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downlowkey Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 What are the chances of adding Toucan to the poll options @GolfSpy MPR? Think of it like a Bart Simpson ballot write in - the revolution started at MyGolfSpy... I'm totally okay with starting my campaign 11 votes in the hole. Quote PXG___0811 X 9* - Mitsubishi Diamana s60 Limited X Cobra___S9-1 Pro 15* - Matrix Ozik XCON 7 S Adams___XTD Forged 3i - Matrix Ozik Program F15 120 S Adams___CMB 4-PW - Matrix Ozik Program F15 120 S KZG___Tri-Tour 50.08__54.10__58.12 - Accra iCWT 2.0-95i S Nike___Method Converge B1-01 (copper insert) Maxfli___'23 Tour X "The most important shot in golf is the next one“ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 On 3/22/2019 at 9:10 AM, GolfSpy MPR said: I've heard condor. That's a hole in one on a par 5.....yes they have happened. josmi15 1 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamese Moose Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 On 3/22/2019 at 11:10 AM, downlowkey said: I’ve had (4), but still waiting on an ace... smh If we're sticking to winged creatures - how about *Toucan? (canned it for a two) *specific to Par 5s I've had three without a hole in one. I'm sick to death of people telling me I'm a liar, because of what some website lists as the odds. I'm quite pleased to hear of someone unluckier than me! I sincerely hope you get your ace this year! artful_golfer, Rickp and downlowkey 3 Quote Moose, my cat, is Siamese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy BOS Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Albatross 100%! Sounds much cooler. its also kind of a special feat much like hole-in-one which we could all just call an “eagle on a par 3” but that’s not nearly as impactful. They each deserve a name that has some instant recognition because you put the ball in the hole from either a tee box or likely a par 3 distance or greater from the hole. the real question is what should you call your hole-in-one albatross on a short par 4? Should this get it’s own name? also, when my old college roommate and I play and he gets an 8 on a hole instead of saying “8” or “quad” or “triple” or something like that he just starts singing Frozen’s “Do you want to build a snowman?” Now that I’ve got that stuck in the head of every parent with young children who read this and ruined their morning I’m going to go fill my coffee cup since I was informed that it is now indeed daytime from a mischievous young toddler by my bed side. #teamAlbatross Quote Epic Max LS 10.5 - Motore X F3 6X | Speedzone 5-wood - Ventus Blue 8S | TSi3 20* Hybrid - KBS Proto 85S SMS Pro 4-PW - Steelfiber i110S | MG3 Raw Black 50.09, 54.11, 58.11 - DG TI S200 ER2B | Pro V1x | NX9 Slope | Jones Trouper R | CaddyLite EZ v8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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